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Like most surf destinations, wave heights vary seasonally. The most consistent waves are at the Melekeok channel on the eastern side of the island of Babelthuap. For many years this was one of Palau's best kept secrets, mostly due to the fact that travel to the area was difficult and there were only a handful of local surfers (mostly Palauans who picked up the sport living overseas). However, with new roads in place and the national capital now located nearby, the beaches and surfing waves of Melekeok are destined to become more well-known (and crowded).
For the more adventurous wave riders, tow-in surfing has been done on the southwest coast of Peleliu island (26 miles south of Koror) during the winter months when breaks can reach seven meters and run for hundreds of yards.
Location: Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
Geographic coordinates: 7° 18' N, 134° 18' E
Coastline km: 1,519 km km
Climate: tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
Terrain: varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs
Elevation: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m
Natural hazards: typhoons (June to December)
Currency: US dollar (USD)
Population: 20,842 (July 2007 est.)
Languages: Palauan 64.7% official in all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japanese 1.5%, other Asian 2.3%, other languages 1.5% (2000 census)
Capital: Melekeok
Divisions: 16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatohobei, Kayangel, Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsorol
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NEWS- Wish you were {t}here: Yo La Tengo at Starr Hill, February 8, 2007
Yo Yo Yo! The indie rock trio Yo La Tengo proved that, as the English translation of their name would indicate, they've still got it. Yo La Tengo's 20-plus years of making music drew fans of all ages to Starr Hill Music Hall who seemed to respect not only hometown hero James McNew but also a band that has reinvented their sound with each new album.
The musicians were certainly not afraid to showcase their new album's driving force with thumping tracks like "Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind," that reminded everyone just how much Starr Hill's floor can shake.
Who knows? By the time they come back to Charlottesville next time, Yo La Tengo may have a brand new set of floorboards to shake with their latest tunes.
Ted Pitney (left) and Michael Hennigar toast the night.
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President Barack Obama tours a tunnel project at the Port of Miami, Friday, March 29, 2013, while promoting a plan to create jobs by attracting private investment in highways and other public works.
At the end of a week dominated by issues of immigration and gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Friday focused on the economy, appearing in Miami to press Congress to pass new tax incentive and federal spending proposals he says will help attract more investment in the nation's infrastructure.
He asked the audience at the Port of Miami Terminal: "What are we waiting for?" He continued, "There's work to be done. There's workers who are ready to do it. Let's prove to the world there's no better place to do business than right here in the United States of America and let's get started rebuilding America."
Obama said that the country is still dotted with dated bridges, rail lines, roads and ports that hamper trade and endanger the public.
President Barack Obama adds to points he made in the State of the Union address earlier this year by pushing infrastructure improvement plans in Miami, Florida.
"We don't have to accept that for America," he said. "We can do better. We can build better."
New in the president's remarks was a proposal for an expanded bond program and changes in the taxation rules for foreign investment, both designed to encourage private companies to invest in infrastructure projects. Obama also proposed an expansion of current infrastructure spending programs to the tune of $4 billion, and he reiterated his call for a "National Infrastructure Bank," which he first proposed in 2011.
The administration points to the backdrop of the Miami port as evidence of the potential success of such projects. A tunnel being built to alleviate congestion – funded by a combination of public and private partnerships – has created work for 500 employees and over 6,000 contractors and subcontractors, the White House said.
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A senior advisor said earlier Friday that the combined cost of the proposals is $21 billion, adding that the measures are not expected to increase the deficit. More details on the cost of the projects will be clear when the president releases his budget on April 10.
Each of the three proposals would require legislative action from Congress, a heavy lift at a time when Republican lawmakers have little appetite for increasing spending.
On Friday, Obama dinged Republicans for disapproving of blanket "government spending" but privately lobbying for infrastructure projects that create jobs – and boost their political popularity – at home.
"I know that members of Congress are happy to weclome projects like this in their districts," Obama said. "I know because I've seen them at the ribbon cuttings."
Despite the economic focus, the president also touched on the other major legislative pushes that loom after Congress's Easter recess.
"We're going to fix our economy," he said, listing his administration's priorities at the conclusion of his remarks. "We're going to fix our immigration system, we are going to make sure that our young people are getting a great education, we're going to prevent them from being victims of gun violence, and we are going to make sure that everybody in this country has a fair shot and is doing their fair share."


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"Desperate Housewives" is ending after its upcoming eighth season, its network confirmed Sunday.
Rumors that the flagging show's next season would prove its last had been swirling for a while—not least because the soap-style drama of marital discord was attracting barely half the viewership it did in its heyday.
"Housewives" was a prime-time hit for ABC when it began, and its popularity helped launch a flurry of "Real Housewives" reality shows, among others.
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The show has also proven a starring vehicle for actresses Eva Longoria, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher and, recently, Vanessa Williams.
"I've been in this business for 23 years, and I'm very aware of people overstaying their welcome," the show's creator Marc Cherry said Sunday to a crowd of reporters at the Hilton in Beverly Hills. ABC head Paul Lee also spoke at the event.
"I just didn't want that to happen to 'Desperate Housewives.' I wanted to go out in the classiest way possible," Cherry added.
Hoping to lure some of the 12 million viewers who have stopped watching the show, ABC promised a satisfying final season of the show, replete with new drama-ridden storylines: the cast sifts through the cover-up of one character's evil stepfather, another couple's marriage disintegrates and a few new affairs bloom.Selected reading: The Hollywood Reporter


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Syracuse sweeps Buffalo
Despite big rallies in each of Wednesday's double-headers the Bisons could not complete the comeback and beat Syracuse in either game.
The Bisons opened the double-header losing their second straight extra-inning game to the Chiefs 7-6, and then fell 9-5 in the second game at Alliance Bank Stadium.
The Herd tied the first game at six with a rally in the fifth inning but the Chiefs ended the game in the eighth inning, beating the Bisons for the third time in extra-innings.
Tug Hulett sped into second base after Luis Hernandez dropped a fly ball in right field, and Corey Brown singled in Hulett for the win in game one of the double header.
The Chiefs are 3-1 against the Bisons when the game goes into extra innings. The last time the Bisons beat the Chiefs in extra-innings was April 8, when the Herd won 3-2 in 13 innings.
The Herd fell down early in the second game 6-0 after the Chiefs scored runs in the first three innings off of Gustavo Chacin who made his first Bisons appearance since being signed by the Mets.
In the fourth inning Valentino Pascucci led a power surge pulling the Herd back within one run. With no outs and a man on Pascucci hit his 14th home run of the season.
Jason Botts followed Pascucci's two-run home run with his own solo-shot and the Bisons tacked on two more runs to shorten the lead, 6-5. The Chiefs came out swinging in the bottom of the fourth and lengthened their lead to 8-5.
The Chiefs added another run to take a 9-5 lead in the fifth inning of the second game. The Bisons are now 2-7 against Syracuse, with three losses coming in extra innings.
Game Notes: Games between the Bisons and Chiefs are averaging three hours and 34 minutes, Last night's game went four hours and 28 minutes…Luis Hernandez is now 7-14 with the bases loaded and 17 RBI…Valentino Pascucci leads the Bisons with 63 RBI, and has batted in 100 runs in 157 games in a Bisons uniform…The Bisons are 1-3 when playing extra-inning games against Syracuse.


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Recently, Gambit gave a guest a super speedy backrub. He literally flew past her, did a large circle around his lagoon, and then came back to the dock. When his trainer asked him to go a bit slower, he took off again with the same intensity.
She then asked Gambit for his shark impression and he did an awesome speed shark combo. It looked like a shark hyped up on caffeine and had everyone who watched in giggles.
The greatest thing about the dolphins at DRC is that they're welcome to be individuals. If Gambit decides for the next year all he wants to do is speedy sharks, he's more than welcome to show off his signature behavior. We love seeing each of their dolphinalities come to life as they show off their creativity and uniqueness.


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After success passing a law that bars private employers from demanding social media passwords from employees and job applicants, San Jose Assemblywoman Nora Campos has suspended efforts to extend those protections to government workers.
"We have decided to the park the bill for the year," Campos spokesman Steve Harmon said this week.
The powerful Assembly Speaker pro tempore ran into a fusillade from critics including the state's police chiefs, district attorneys and the League of California Cities. They argued her Assembly Bill 25 would hurt government employers' ability to properly screen applicants for law enforcement and other sensitive jobs and promotions.
"We just think this is terrible," said Eva Spiegel, spokeswoman for the California League of Cities.
In a written statement, Christopher Boyd, president of the California Police Chiefs Association, alluded to public outcry over recent police shootings of civilians in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere. He said the bill would "frustrate a key element of law enforcement's ability to screen and oversee those who are vested with so much power and trust."
Campos authored the 2012 legislation that stops employers from asking job applicants and employees for their user names and passwords for Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites. However, that law applies only to private-sector employers, who are still allowed to surf the Internet and collect information from websites available to all.
Campos said she had intended to protect government workers all along. While trying to expand social media privacy to them through AB 25, she acknowledged that law enforcement agencies needed greater access to the social media records of peace officers and applicants. She wrote in a special "carve out" provision for them.
But the police chiefs, district attorneys and cities said she fell short. The provision would not allow greater scrutiny of dispatchers, community service officers, employees who handle evidence, and others in sensitive jobs. Also, the police chiefs said they would still be stymied if a job applicant or employee refused to allow access to their social media records.
Campos' bill was supported by several groups and unions representing government employees who say they just want the same social media protections enjoyed by private-sector workers.
"We were satisfied with the legislation as it evolved," said Carroll Wills, spokesman for the California Professional Firefighters. "It would have made it clear how those privacy issues should apply to all."
Wills said the group will continue seeking social media privacy for firefighters through the Legislature. Harmon said other government worker unions and associations may seek to win protection in court.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - This December, Why Not Moscow? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in This December, Why Not Moscow? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Russia & C.I.S. View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Paul in SaudiJoined: 03 Mar 2003Posts: 404Location: Doha, Qatar Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:29 am Post subject: This December, Why Not Moscow? My employer here is Saudi is going to force me to take a week of vacation before the end of the year. So talk me out of Moscow (or Saint Petersburg). Seriously, I do not like cold weather. How brutal is it? I am not too interested in Russian culture or historical sites (I know, I am a mere tourist). I want to see the (in)famous Russian nightlife. How dangerous is Russia nowadays? I am attracted to the idea of Russia because I understand it is low-cost destination. Still true? Back to top lajzarJoined: 09 Feb 2003Posts: 647Location: Saitama-ken, Japan Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:37 am Post subject: I was in Moscow in March a few winters ago. The temperature lurked around freezing point then. Apparently, it gets much colder in December. Having said that, indoor heating/insulation is top-notch in Moscow. As long as you bring your heavy winter cost (unlikely, seeing as you are in the magic kingdom), you should be fine on those brief spells outside. Dangerous? Hardly. The Russian mafia recognises that tourists are their main source of income, and protects them accordingly . They also bill them accordingly Back to top Paul in SaudiJoined: 03 Mar 2003Posts: 404Location: Doha, Qatar Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 10:58 am Post subject: Well that is encouraging. Very encouraging indeed. Back to top waxwingJoined: 29 Jun 2003Posts: 719Location: China Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:05 pm Post subject: Try -15C. Try so cold that your snot freezes in your nose. Try not to walk outside too much. Especially, try not to get lost outside at night. Try - to find a Russian friend and get them to help you buy a coat when you get there Back to top Kent F. KruhoefferJoined: 22 Jan 2003Posts: 2129Location: 中国 Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 1:16 pm Post subject: ah, who's counting? Oh yeah? Last year on New Year's Eve it was -27C ... and that was the real temperature. None of this windchill nonsense we use back home. If you keep your head and neck warm (wool scarf & a good hat that COVERS YOUR EARS) ... and drink lots of cheap vodka ... you'll be just fine. But seriously ... Moscow in December can be lots of fun, although I would not describe the Moscow nightlife scene as 'cheap' anymore. Nice places are expensive. On the plus side, you can find a decent hotel in the $30 - $70 per night range. Check out the links in the Master Index (at the top of this forum) for some Hotel leads, as well as a Moscow Metro map, which will come in handy and save you lots of $$$ on taxi fares. Safety will not be a big issue for you ... as long as you don't advertise that you are a rich EFL guy from Saudi Arabia. Have fun keNt Back to top PushokJoined: 27 Jan 2003Posts: 49 Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 6:13 pm Post subject: I now live in Jeddah, but spent 5 years in Russia (3 in Moscow and 2 in St.Petes). In terms of good nights out there is plenty to be had as long as you know the right places. For me St.Petes is the better - less chance of being ripped off and on average better nights out and cheaper. For more info. please PM me and I'll let you know what you want. Back to top roganJoined: 03 Mar 2003Posts: 416Location: at home, in France Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 7:25 pm Post subject: Best nights out ? Forget Moscow. 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He's one of the godfathers of network procedural dramas, but Law & Order creator Dick Wolf insists his new show, Chicago Fire, is not just a fire-of-the-week series.
"It's not. It's a character study about people who do things that you can't pay people to do," Wolf told reporters at NBC's Television Critics Association fall TV previews Tuesday. "It is a canvas for good writing — and writing that you haven't seen for a while on network television."
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Chicago Fire, which premieres on Oct. 10 at 10/9c, stars Jesse Spencer (House), Taylor Kinney (The Vampire Diaries) and David Eigenberg (Sex and the City), among others, as firefighters working together in Chicago's Firehouse 51. The show covers the fires and other life-threatening events to which the firefighters respond. But the hourlong show also documents their turbulent home lives, like the recent demise of one character's marriage, the foreclosure on another's home and the war of egos between Spencer and Kinney's characters. "We're concentrating on the characters," Spencer said. "They don't see themselves as heroes."
Wolf said a new version of the pilot will include a major death that affects everyone in Firehouse 51 throughout the season. The longtime Law & Order executive producer said the key to character-driven storytelling is in the writing. "Twenty-two years ago, I sent out little desk cards to all the network heads that said, 'It's the writing, stupid.'"
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"What we're trying to do here is a very classic, adult, NBC platinum drama," Wolf said, citing veteran series ER, Hill Street Blues and Law & Order as predecessors. "It's hopefully in the tradition of these shows that have become, for better or worse, iconic."
So does Wolf see the potential for future spin-offs of Chicago Fire, á la the four series that stemmed from the original Law & Order? "No, I think that I just want to get ... the back nine [episodes], and hopefully settle in for a nice, long run," Wolf said. "Especially the first year of a show like this — you're not thinking about the future. You're thinking about survival."
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We know Ron Darling is a great announcer as Mets fans, having been privy to his talents on SNY since 2006. He creates great insight into the game as a former pitcher, and isn't afraid to tell you what he thinks. We've witnessed this frequently this past season with his remarks about how the Washington Nationals handled Steven Strasburg. Unlike other former athletes turned broadcaster, Darling often goes above and beyond simply crediting players for 'being players' as if he's part of some secret club that knows better than we do. He imparts knowledge like he wants us to have it, not like he wants us to know HE has it.
I was watching the third game of the Giants and Reds NLDS, and he offered a bit of analysis that blended an appreciation of advanced shifting with a thought to the game at hand and how long-term trends might not apply the same way to individual samples. The Giants were shifting against Joey Votto to pull like many teams do for left-handed hitters with power. Ron Darling noted that Votto had returned from knee surgery this season and may not be 100%. He was questioning whether or not Votto could put the same force into his front leg to generate the power and pull that the Giants were positioning for. Maybe, he mused, they should use the injury information to adjust the defensive positioning despite what the long term trends say.
Joey Votto had not hit a home run since returning from the surgery, but I have no idea if this theory has any statistical merit in Votto's case or in knee injuries at large. That's not really important here because Darling wasn't suggesting that the Giants forgo the shift because it's over-thinking or bad form or anything, he was proposing that there was another input that the Giants should take into consideration. Perhaps the player they were shifting against wasn't quite the same player that had generated all the data they were using.
Baseball is a game with a ton of statistical data that can be used to make educated guesses about players and teams and overall results, but it's also a collection of small sample results that can vary wildly based on any number of random inputs. A player simply waking up with a headache could throw off the projections for one afternoon. This is why the very best teams will succeed by being aware of the overall trends and still be able to make snap decisions in the moment to adjust those trends based on the fluctuating nature of many of the factors. It's part of what makes Ron Darling a great announcer. As a pitcher he studied and learned a lot about baseball, and he's brought that into the booth with him, and as a scholar he appreciates the studious work other people have put in as well.


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One of the hardest things to do as a long-term value investor is avoid the constant noise from the markets. There has been an excess of noise around Chez Melvin these past few weeks, and at times I find myself tempted to give into the macro weirdness and retreat to a cabin in the woods. The noise level is at its highest levels among traders and investors who have been around for a few decades and are struggling with the changes over that time frame. It seems the shorter the time frame, the worse the noise. Unfortunately, I have a lot of friends who trade short-term instruments and have unrestricted access to telephones.
If you listen to the noise, you really can get scared at times. Sentiment measures are off-the-chart bullish right now, according to some of my associates who track such things. The public seems to be pouring back into the markets via equity mutual fund according to the mutual fund flows. The so called dumb money love stocks and historically that has been a horrible sign for short to intermediate-term market direction.
Europe is still a mess. The Fed keeps printing and that is going to cause either runaway inflation or severe depression. Hedge fund buying has created a mini bubble in residential real estate prices. Jobs growth is still very weak. GDP is not growing very fast. The Chinese year of the snake is not good for stocks. Congress is a mess and getting worse. Oil prices are edging up again. The Market Volatility Index (VIX) is too low. All of these factors are more or less true, but they have nothing to do with the key question for a long-term, asset-based value investor. Is the company cheap and can it survive?
I confess to certain amount of concern because the output form my value screens is pretty low right now, and that has normally indicated that the market may be due for a pullback. There is simply not a lot of new safe and cheap inventory being created right now. I have to remind myself that while this may indicate the need for a market pullback it says nothing about when or how much higher we may go before one occurs.
When I find myself feeling the pressure of the noise, be it bullish or bearish in tone, I like to sit down with my portfolios and ask simple questions. It helps gain some perspective. The world may or may not be collapsing around us, but does that mean I want to sell a stock like Kelly Services (KELYA)? The stock has had a great run and the shares have risen almost 40% in the past month. However, I see that the stock is still trading at a slight discount to tangible book value and business conditions are improving. I might not be a buyer at the current price, but I am certainly not a seller at this price.
I have a lot of commercial real-estate-related securities in my portfolio. All of them have done very well over the past two years, as markets have slowly improved. But when I check, I see that none of my hotel REITs trade at a large premium to their book value, and all of them are seeing improving operating conditions. They all pay healthy dividends. The CRE financing REITs such as Arbor (ABR) and Northstar (NRF) have done very well, but they are also still fairly cheap.
When I did this exercise, I found a few stocks, Granite Construction (GVA) for example, that have staged huge runs and were no longer cheap. There are a couple of pending takeovers, including Energy Solutions (ES), that needed to be sold. There was still a little bit of Sprint (S) left in one of my more aggressive accounts that likes longshots. I went ahead and sold that last tiny bit of Disney (DIS) I had been holding on to for seemingly forever. Most of what I own is still cheap, so I will just ride out any bumps that may happen in the near term.
I have been doing this stock thing for a few years now and I have a great deal of confidence in the value-oriented approach. There will be lots of market gyrations and noise but if I focus on buying stocks when they are super cheap and entirely unloved, the movements work for me instead of against me. A philosophy of buying safe, cheap issues during the short- and intermediate-term downturns should help smooth the ride to profits.
There will always be noise forming pockets of fear and greed. Rather than embrace them, exploit them for your benefit. Focus of really important things -- like the fact that pitchers and catchers report today.


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OK, so we all know that 2009 isn't even nearly over.
School hasn't even started; I don't even know what I will wear at Halloween; where we will go for Thanksgiving; and my husband hasn't even started our holiday letter yet.
Never mind all that. It is still not too early to start thinking about 2010 as the Florida chapter of the Mystery Writers of America has.
The chapter already is planning who will be the guest speakers for its 2010 Sleuthfest, a writer's conference filled with panels and discussions on writing, publishing and crime scene techniques, and, of course, when Sleuthfest will be.
As it has in the past couple of years, Sleuthfest will feature two guests of honor: David Morrell, at right, is Friday's Guest of Honor, and Stephen J. Cannell is Saturday's Guest of Honor.
Two guests of honors have worked out quite well during the past few Sleuthfests. The different approaches, styles, etc., have given those who attend more ideas to ponder in their own writings.
Morrell and Cannell seem like the perfect pairing.
Morrell will always be associated with his 1972 novel First Blood, which was made into the movie starring Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo. First Blood will be shown Friday night with Morrell making the opening comments.
(By the way, there have been four other "Rambo" movies since that first one.)
But Morrell is known for much more than bringing Rambo to the world.
He has written more than 25 thrillers since that debut as well numerous nonfiction books. His latest thriller is The Shimmer, which has its own Web site, including a 5-minute video.
Stephen J. Cannell, right, is an author, screenwriter, producer and creator of some of the best action series on TV. The Rockford Files, The A-Team, Baretta, The Commish, 21 Jump Street, Adam-12 are just a few of the many series that have the Cannell stamp on them.
The two guest speakers should have endless stories to tell us during Sleuthfest.
So when is all this happiness going to start?
Sleuthfest will begin Feb. 25, 2010, with Third Degree Thursday at the Deerfield Beach Hilton.
Regular Sleuthfest will be Feb. 26-28, 2010 at the Deerfield Beach Hilton. Early registration is $215 until Jan. 15, 2010 and $235 after that date for MWA members; for nonmembers, the early rate is $235 and then, after Jan. 15, 2010, it rises to $255. The rate includes some meals.
For more information, contact Linda Hengerer at firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Or visit the Sleuthfest site or this site or visit the Florida chapter's Web site.
Sleuthfest will be featured in an article on conferences in Writer's Digest's November/December issue.


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My mum had never tasted Kale until today, or so she thought. She asked me what sort of bhajhi (green) it was and what seed it grows from. So I said, 'mum, you know when we go to Chinese restaurants and we sometimes eat crispy seaweed? Well it's often this stuff.'
'Ohhhh, but why are you making pakora out of this stuff'. I explained how potent kale is; it's rich in beta carotene, vitamin K, vitamin C and calcium. I also told my mum how trendy kale is. She wasn't so impressed with that bit, how can a vegetable be trendy after all. It is a bit ridiculous, isn't it. People do use certain ingredients to express trendiness or snobbery don't they. When I worked in the city I knew people who ate sushi or drank herbal tea without enjoyment. I know that secretly one or two of the women I knew would hold their breath when eating goji berries and heave whilst nibbling kimchi. What's the point. I don't even like mince pies or Christmas pudding, what does that say about me.
Kale is one of those leafy items that can taste bitter or rubbery if it is not cooked right but when sautéed, steamed, or fried, it is one of those favours that lasts with you and urges you back for more. A few of the twitter foodies had great ideas such as Gujarati girlie who suggested putting them in a paratha and having shared with her and fuss free helen and Monica shaw some lovely ideas…I got the hankering. Then yesterday whilst using kale in a master lass with Signe from scandalicious, I had to do it.
These pakora have some of that 'seaweed' essence and are a bit bitter sweet in a glorious way because of the banana and onion. These gorgeous and fluffy bites make great party snacks and are best devoured when crispy and hot. I'd suggest serving them with any of these chutneys.
Tangy sweet spicy Christmas food gift tomato pineapple cucumber chutney
Halwa chutney butternut squash almond coconut chutney
Ingredients to serve 6-8
100g ribbons of kale
3 cups of gram flour
400ml water
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
3/4 tsp ajwain or carom seeds
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp turmeric
3/4 tsp garam masala
2 banana, chopped Ito 3-4cm bites
One large red onion, diced
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 green chilies, chopped
1. Heat oil for deep-frying
2. In a large mixing bowl, start with the kale, onion, chillies and banana pieces and then add the dry spices and seasonings. Mix it well.
3. Sprinkle in the gram flour and then mix it all again. Pour in the water and lemon juice and stir it all to a batter consistency.
4. Put a drop of batter into the oil and if it rises and sizzles then the oil is hot enough. Take small balls of about 5cm and fry them until they are golden brown.
5. Place the pakora onto kitchen paper and serve hot with chutneys.


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Dr. Amy DeRogatis of the Michigan State University religious studies faculty will discuss sexuality and salvation on Monday, March 9, at 4 p.m. in the Maas Center conference room through the Searching the Sacred lecture series at Hope College.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Rogatis will present "Sexuality and Salvation: Bodies as Testimonial Sites in Evangelical Sex Manuals."
DeRogatis is an associate professor of religion and American culture in the Religious Studies Department at Michigan State University. Her first book, "Moral Geography: Maps, Missionaries and the American Frontier" (Columbia, 2003) examined Protestant missionaries' desire to spatially and morally organize the American frontier. She has written numerous articles on gender, sexuality and American religion. Her talk at Hope is part of her current book project, titled "Saving Sex: Sexuality and Salvation in Evangelical America."
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ELLENTON, Fla.
In two side-by-side buildings where an electrical giant once built the largest turbines on the planet, the "Greatest Show on Earth" is storing costumes, revamping train cars and preparing to rehearse circus performances beginning next year.For the Feld family, business has always been about drawing a crowd.
Kenneth Feld was a sophomore at Boston University in 1967, the year his dad bought the circus.
His father, Irvin Feld, by that time was an established producer of touring rock 'n' roll shows. As one example, his "Super Attractions" tour in January 1956 featured the Drifters, the Platters, Bill Haley and Bo Diddley.
To get the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey purchase off to a good start, Irvin Feld staged a signing ceremony at the Colosseum in Rome.
After Kenneth Feld earned a degree in business management in 1970, he began working at his father's side.
After Irvin died in 1984, Kenneth became chief executive.
Under his leadership, Feld Entertainment grew to include not just the circuses but a variety of other traveling entertainment shows, such as "Disney on Ice," "Disney Live," the "Monster Jam" truck shows, and the "Nuclear Cowboyz" motorcycle show.
In the summer of 2014, Feld will roll out "Marvel Universe Live," in which the characters of Marvel Comics come to life on the Feld stage for the first time.
Kenneth Feld's three daughters — Nicole, Alana and Juliette — have joined him in the family owned and operated business.
Starting in 2010, Alana and Nicole Feld began co-producing "The Greatest Show on Earth."
Working with Kenneth Feld, Nicole also produces the company's "Disney on Ice" shows. Juliette Feld produces "Nuclear Cowboyz," and is actively involved in production, marketing, branding and promotion of "Arenacross," in which motocross bike riders compete in a dirt bike setting within arenas.
Recognizing the fact that the Asian elephant faces extinction, Feld established the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation in 1995. So far, 22 calves have been born at the 200-acre elephant center in Polk County.
Feld's decision to consolidate the company's assets in Ellenton is tough to quantify: the privately held company does not disclose its revenues.
Feld's shows play to more than 30 million fans each year in more than 70 countries.
"My greatest reward is audience appreciation," Feld has said.
Feld Entertainment runs the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Feld bought the 580,000-square-foot former GE and Seimens manufacturing plant on the Manatee River in May 2012, and has just completed what the entertainment company calls the first phase of a multi-phase move-in.
The worldwide headquarters of the farflung company — which performs everything from monster truck shows to "Disney on Ice" spectacles — is now planted in Ellenton, and Feld is a business on the move.
Even its production consolidation appears to be fluid. Though Feld executives are coy, they say more is ahead.
"I believe there will be two or three more phases that are going to happen over the next few years," said Bill Powell, vice president of event marketing and sales, a Feld employee since 1975. "Which will mean there is more employment that will grow organically out of the fact that we are using more space, we are doing more things."
Though Southwest Florida has succeeded in landing a number of prominent corporate relocations in the past few years — Air Products & Chemicals and JRL Ventures/Marine Concepts among them — Feld has the potential to eclipse them all in terms of workers and prestige.
Feld already has moved 300 jobs to Ellenton, and in a few years, Feld officials expect the company's payroll to grow to 500. During rehearsals, employment will swell to more than 1,000 as part of the $30 million relocation.
With 45 acres and a single-occupant building second in size in Florida only to NASA's mammoth Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County, Feld should have ample room to grow.
It will need it.
The Feld complex is home to several Ringling Bros. rail cars in need of repair or complete refurbishment, part of a 100-car fleet.
Feld's costume shop, with more than 10,000 costumes arrayed in six three-decker tiers 100 feet long and countless sequins, is even more impressive.
30 workers just for ice
The company maintains 30 workers in Ellenton just for ice. Together, they maintain 13 portable rinks for "Disney on Ice" shows worldwide.
The same is true for monster trucks: Feld's "Monster Jam" group of mechanics and fiberglass crafters keep 46 such vehicles going despite crashes and jumps.
To date, rehearsals for shows like "Nuclear Cowboyz," a motorcycle thrill show, have taken place in either Tampa or Lakeland.
By the end of 2014, all practices will be moved to Ellenton.
So, too, will rehearsals for Feld's latest show, which will bring Marvel Entertainment's iconic characters — including Wolverine, Captain America, Iron Man and Thor — to the stage in a show called "Marvel Universe Live" in July 2014.
"I can confidently say that the entire company is focused on this spectacular new opportunity to bring these characters to life in an arena setting," Powell said.
Feld inked the deal to stage Marvel with parent company — and longtime Feld partner Walt Disney Co. — in March. Disney bought Marvel in 2009 for about $4 billion.
Today, at least, the show is so covert that Feld has labeled a door to the props department "Top Secret."
A few details have emerged, though.
Company chief executive Kenneth Feld has told the Associated Press the basic plot line will be simple: "The world will be in jeopardy, and the Marvel superheroes will save the world."
But do not be surprised if circus theatrics and other elements bleed into the Marvel show, says Sarasotabased daredevil performer Nik Wallenda, who six years ago starred in a "Wheel of Steel" feature for Ringling Bros.
That is because Kenneth Feld "always seems to involve the circus in some way" in his productions, Wallenda said.
"Nuclear Cowboyz" is typical. In it, motorcycle stunt riders do synchronized airborne flips — three or four at a time — as flames shoot into the air around them.
Feld could be to the region's economy what "Nuclear Cowboyz" is to motorcycle shows.
To date, hundreds of white-collar Feld workers, in areas like information technology, marketing, accounting and so forth, have relocated to Southwest Florida to settle, primarily from Feld's longtime Virginia headquarters outside Washington, D.C.
"They are still coming," said Melinda Hartline, Feld's regional public relations director. "And we continue to hire locally."
One recent hire is Sabrina Cullen, a recent University of South Florida graduate who previously worked for three years at Coldwell Banker's Sarasota office.
"If you're career-driven, to find a new big company in the region is exciting," Cullen said.
Applicants for jobs ranging from performing to prop care better have a sturdy suitcase, though.
"The very nature of our business is we are touring, live entertainment," Powell said. "The cast and the crew, the folks that are actually out on the road, they will come in here for production, and then they will go back out on tour."
To maintain its vast array of props, Feld in August joined the Sarasota Manatee Manufacturers Association. Feld registered as having 100-plus manufacturing employees.
"People think of them as an entertainment company, but you couldn't deliver that product without all the behind-the-scenes manufacturing that goes into the sets, the costumes, and everything else they do," said Peter Straw, the association's executive director.
"They realized they could be more efficient if they rehearsed the shows they do in Tampa and Lakeland under one roof," Straw said. "They bring in equipment, they do props. They do costumes. They have a dress rehearsal environment, and they can do all of that under one roof now."
That includes building a monster truck from scratch.
At one end of the complex, with a set of garage doors large enough to back a semi and trailer into, Feld can build — and rebuild — one of its Big Wheel trucks from the wheels up.
Ariel Bollero, director of body shop operations, is in charge of giving each truck a special look.
One truck, called "Grave Digger," has distinctive purple and green paint and features skulls on its side panels.
Bollero maintains his own scrap yard, of sorts, too.
Measuring roughly 100 feet by 100 feet, the area is jammed with brightly painted hoods, fenders and other parts that became separated from the trucks during "Monster Jam" performances.
Despite the organized chaos, the bright red hood of the "El Diablo" truck stood out in the salvage area. Bollero said the truck lost its hood during an August performance on Florida's east coast.
But the show had to go on.
Bollero's crew popped another hood in place quickly, and "El Diablo," looking as if nothing ever happened, is now being revved up in Mexico City.
"I have been working with 'Monster Jam' for 16 years, so I am kind of used to those phone calls on Sunday explaining the damage, yes," said Bollero.
For now, most of the 13- foot-tall trucks are out on tour. In September alone, Feld Motor Sports had five "Monster Jam" arena events scheduled in four countries — Mexico, the Netherlands, Canada and the U.S.
In early December, the vehicles will be back, prepping for a televised U.S. winter season.
As an illustration of Feld's impact on the local job scene, its "Monster Jam" truck department alone intends to hire 17 mechanics, said Henry Cross, senior director of operations for Feld Motor Sports.
Specifically, the company is looking for workers with heavy equipment maintenance experience and some skill in hydraulics and vehicle electronics.
But there is one other critical prerequisite, Cross said.
"If they don't want to travel, don't bother applying."
Besides living out of their suitcases, Feld employees often have to grapple with very tight deadlines.
At "Disney on Ice," for instance, it takes three semis per show to tote portable ice rinks and the refrigerant to get them to 10 degrees Fahrenheit, the degree necessary to achieve a 1.5-inch blanket of ice.
On a recent Thursday afternoon, Bill Raley, Feld's chief iceman, peered into a truck as workers loaded more than 50 panels inside.
By the weekend, six entire trailers needed to be packed and shipped. One of the portable rinks was headed for Athens, Greece, while another was set to travel to Birmingham, England. Both shows were scheduled to start at the same time in late October.
For his part, Raley planned to travel with the Birmingham crew for quality control.
With new shows planned or ready to begin, most of Feld's rehearsal halls in Ellenton stand vacant, for now.
This summer, rehearsals for "Disney Live" shows occurred, and in 2014, circus practices will move down from Tampa permanently.
"Now, it will all be in one place," said Powell, who joined Feld two years out of college, when all the company did was present the circus.
Feld, he notes, began staging rock 'n' roll shows in the 1950s and grew through acquisitions. More than 30 years ago, Feld acquired "Ice Follies" and "Holiday on Ice," which eventually became "Disney on Ice."
Later, the company established the "Disney Live" brand, in which Disney characters interact in stage shows.
Feld Motor Sports was created in 2008 when Feld acquired Live Nation Motor Sports. The division has since grown to include several motorcycle shows and races.
Besides the choreographed motorcycle thrill show "Nuclear Cowboyz" and the "Monster Jam" truck performances, Feld stages indoor dirt bike races called "Arenacross," and stadium dirt bike races under the brand name "Monster Energy Supercross."
"With the acquisition of what became Feld Motor Sports, the company almost doubled overnight," said Powell.
But with the quick growth came a sprawling company with a scattered collection of real estate and a headquarters just outside the nation's capital.
In time, though, Feld will be able to consolidate operations and better control its inventory and performances alike.
"We have always had energy, but it has been kind of dispersed," Powell said. "Now, it'll all be here."
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Pope Benedict XVI, in his address to the Catholic bishops of the United States last spring, articulated a challenge to contemporary liberalism, saying, "Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted.... To the extent that religion becomes a purely private affair, it loses its very soul." The pope was not advocating a union of church and state. He was, instead, insisting that religion makes claims upon a believer's entire life—public views as well as private feelings—and that arguments to the contrary are evidence of a kind of intellectual sloth or a superficial faith.
Kennedy's Wall of Privacy
The idea that religion is strictly a private matter entered popular political thought in 1960. John F. Kennedy needed to put to rest some voters' doubts about his Catholicism, so he gave a major address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association. "I believe in a President whose religious views are his own private affair, neither imposed by him upon the nation or imposed by the nation upon him as a condition to holding that office," Kennedy proclaimed. His Houston speech had a specific and immediate goal: Kennedy wanted to assure Protestants that his Catholicism was nothing they needed to worry about, because it did not appear to worry him. Catholicism was something that happened to him, like Jackie being born a brunette, more a turn of fate than an act of faith. Kennedy went to Mass on Sunday, but he was not going to let his Catholicism affect his views. It tells you something about the high degree of anti-Catholic prejudice in 1960 that a group of ministers found such sentiments reassuring. Most of all, Kennedy wanted to change the subject. As he said throughout the campaign, he wanted to get past such questions so he could address the "real issues."
As short-term politics, the Houston speech was brilliant even though it was demonstrably false: Catholicism bore a thoroughly public character in 1960. The vibrant culture of the Catholic ghetto was still a reality. In some cities, whole neighborhoods were identified by the name of the local parish. Ethnic and religious sensibilities alike were celebrated on saints' days with Masses and street festivals or parades. Bishop Fulton J. Sheen had concluded his very popular program "Life Is Worth Living" in 1957, but he would return to the airwaves in 1961. Catholic schools nurtured a Catholic culture among the young, while the Catholic press sustained that culture among adults.
This vibrant Catholic culture was not Kennedy's. His ghetto was the intellectual ghetto of Harvard, where religion was a thing never discussed at cocktail parties and little studied at the library, and so more easily dismissed as "private."
The political issues that would dominate the 1960s gave the lie to the idea that religion was a merely private affair. The civil rights movement was not only led by clerics, it was first and foremost a moral and religious vision. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to nonviolence was rooted in his specifically Christian belief in the redemptive power of suffering, which is not an ethical claim but a dogmatic one based on Christian teaching on the crucifixion. And in 1960 the people invoking "privacy" in the juridical sense as freedom from government interference were the segregationists.
The politics of the Vietnam War were fought in explicitly moral terms by both sides. Defenders of the war, including liberal defenders at its beginning, saw the war as part of a worldwide struggle against totalitarian Communism, a noble fight if ever there was one. As the war dragged on, critics emerged. At first they challenged the way in which the war was being fought—for example, the indiscriminate bombing of civilian populations and the use of napalm. The criticism by liberals was perfectly compatible with the church's jus in bello (just methods for fighting war) concerns articulated in classical just war theory, although they usually did not recognize their arguments as such. Over time the rationale for the war and the improbability of success became focal points of criticism, again fitting clearly in the jus ad bellum (moral deliberations before going to war) requirements of just war theory.
The Supreme Court's 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade strengthened Kennedy's wall of privacy. Faced with a determined and effective campaign by pro-abortion groups, Catholic Democrats rushed to abandon their previous pro-life stances. (Among the proud exceptions was Connecticut's Governor Ella Grasso, the first woman elected governor in her own right, who remained staunchly pro-life, much to the dismay of her feminist champions.) The list of Democratic politicians who have flipped on abortion is long and includes Edward Kennedy, Edmund Muskie, Richard Gephardt, Al Gore Jr., Dennis Kucinich and Joseph Biden, to name but a few. Most invoked some variation of the argument that you cannot legislate morality and that religion is private, even though they had supported the civil rights movement, which was a very explicit legislation of morality, defended in explicitly religious and moral terms.
The problem for the Democrats was not merely Roe but the language with which they defended Roe. They came to embrace a view of liberalism that bordered on libertarianism, the idea that personal autonomy should recognize no impediment, moral or otherwise. If you "can't legislate morality," then it is difficult to defend antipoverty programs or universal health insurance on moral grounds, so Democrats developed an amoral, technocratic language that rang hollow in the ears of religiously motivated voters, especially Catholics. Slowly but surely, the Democrats came to be seen as the party of irreligion. Most importantly, they lost the ability to articulate a moral vision for the nation.
Kerry Failed to Attract Religious Voters
In 2004, the Democratic Party nominated another Catholic Senator from Massachusetts, John Kerry. His campaign did little in the way of outreach to Catholic voters, and after some prominent conservative bishops said that Kerry could not receive Communion in their dioceses, Kerry was reluctant to get into a public spat with the hierarchs. (Notably, neither the Archbishop of Boston, where Kerry lived, nor the Archbishop of Washington, where Kerry worked, issued such blanket prohibitions on his reception of Communion.)
During one of the presidential debates, Kerry gave a thoroughly convoluted reply to a question about abortion. And at no time in his campaign did he articulate the kind of sweeping moral vision for the nation that would move the electorate toward his candidacy. He supported some good policies and suggested programs that would have genuinely helped the poor. But, as was sometimes the case with John Kennedy, voters had the impression that what Kerry really cared about was getting the best table at a nice restaurant. Kerry lost for a variety of reasons, but his inability to appeal to religiously motivated voters extended the narrative that the Democrats were the party of unbelief. Had he reversed, rather than confirmed, that narrative, Kerry surely would have gotten the 117,000 votes he needed to win in Ohio.
The libertarian impulses of contemporary liberalism blend easily with the cultural contours of a consumer society. Go into any supermarket and you will find a row, 30 feet long, with nothing but hair-care products. The television clicker gives even the most slovenly a sense of protean authority over the world of entertainment. A personal or private "lifestyle" became a cultural talisman, nurtured by powerful economic interests. On this point Pope Benedict has posed the question: how does the church evangelize in a culture marked by such relativism? How does the church proclaim the absolute and transcendent truth of the Gospel in a society in which consumer choice has put a pathetic, materialistic "id" into most people's identity?
Toward a Public, Moral Vision
The Democratic Party is not in the evangelization business. But it needs to ask some important questions of itself. If you want to increase taxes, you had better give a convincing moral justification for why people should support having less take-home pay each week. If you want to bring the troops home from Iraq, you had better be able to demonstrate how an American withdrawal will not increase the chaos in such a vital part of the world. If you want to bridge the racial divides that still separate Americans from one another, you had better possess the kind of religious fervor Dr. King displayed. Such issues demand that Democrats articulate a public and moral vision for the nation.
And if you want to win the votes of churchgoers, you had better not insult religion, and the views it inspires, as an enemy of progress and enlightenment. In the United States, where most voters are churchgoers, if you want to win the next election, you need to learn to speak the language of churchgoers. That language does not recognize religion as a strictly private matter. That language is completely at odds with the libertarian sensibilities of some liberals. And that language speaks of a hunger in the human heart, the "better angels of our nature" as Lincoln put it; however difficult it is for politicians to articulate that language, voters are right to insist that they do so.
Churchgoers wrestle all the time with how their faith influences their lives, how it affects their relationships with their families, their responsibilities as spouses and parents, their status as workers or employers, and even their political positions. It is time for Democratic politicians to begin to wrestle too. Setting aside the fact that it is the only intellectually honest way to proceed, it is also the only way to win.
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Building Curiosity: The Big Move for Next Mars Rover
Engineers and technicians have been planning for months and working for weeks on the big move for NASA's Mars Curiosity rover.
Transcript:Hi, I'm Ben Thoma, the mechanical lead of the assembly, testing and launch operations of the Mars Science Laboratory project.
We've already sent the heat shield, the back shield and the cruise stage, and on this trip, we're sending the descent stage, and, of course, the Curiosity rover, herself.
There's an enormous amount of logistics involved in planning such an operation.
When we're talking about moving an entire spacecraft, along with all its support equipment literally across the entire country, it takes months and months of planning and weeks and weeks to execute.
Curiosity is flipped upside down for its ride to Kennedy Space Center.
The same orientation it will be for launch. In this orientation, we carefully wrap Curiosity in a big, huge bag; that bag not only acts as a Faraday cage, but it keeps Curiosity clean for her journey to Florida.
When she's all bagged up and ready, we have many engineers and many technicians gather around and safely lift Curiosity up and down into her shipping container base.
We lift a big lid on top of that shipping container. It's that shipping container that is then used to transport her across the roads and across the air on her journey to Florida.
We actually arrive at Kennedy on a C-17, a military cargo plane, which will land at the same landing strip that the shuttle lands at. The team and I are really looking forward to our launch this November from Kennedy Space Center.
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BRIDGEPORT -- Risha Hill is back at Spelman College.
The city teen who tried to paint her way back to Spelman for her sophomore year this summer ended up with 64 heros who heard about her plight and either bought some of her artwork or made donations ranging from $5 to more than $3,500.
Hill, 18, spent the summer painting and her family turned their modest Manila Place house into an art gallery to earn cash for tuition to allow her to return to what she called her dream school.
The effort paid off. She sold 16 of her paintings and raised more than she needed to return to college.
"Right now, I don't owe anything," Hill said by phone. "It's great. I'm really ecstatic."
A 2012 Harding High School graduate, Hill made it to Spelman, one of the nation's historically black colleges, with good grades and hard work. Freshman year at the college in Atlanta, however, proved tough and getting new scholarships and financial aid was an uphill battle.
She decided art was her best shot at earning the money she needed to return. Some of the art sold, but by mid-August, Hill conceded she was far from raising enough to return to school.
Once her plight went public with a story in the Connecticut Post, Hill said she received more than 100 phone calls and emails offering assistance or leads to scholarships.
One who reached out was Robin Altman, a program director for Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship, a Westchester and Fairfield County program that Hill had participated in during her sophomore year at Harding High School. Hill created an award-winning business plan as part of that program and the money she won helped her pay her way to Spelman in her freshman year.
Altman put Hill in touch with Bernard Klein Wassick, a principal in the financial services division of Ernst & Young. Wassick is a member of the entrepreneur group's board.
"He immediately reached out,' said Hill. "He also hooked me up with a few other people who were willing to help. I am so excited and happy."
Wassick said six people in all, a group of fellow board members, plus partners at Ernst & Young stepped forward to help.
"Risha was runner-up in our NFTE regional business plan competition," said Wassick. "Based on that, three NFTE board members helped Risha not just with money, but by showing the Spelman administration that Risha had strong support from the community."
Teresa Wilson, executive director of the Village Initiative Project, a college preparatory program in Bridgeport that introduced Hill to Spelman, said Hill deserved to stay at the college.
"I don't know Mr. Wassick, but I am glad that they helped her," Wilson said. "She did great."
She hopes the situation will be a launching pad to finding ways to support other deserving students for post-secondary college experiences.
Before the semester began, Teresa Gay, interim director of financial aid at Spelman called Hill's efforts to raise funds unique.
"We do encourage students to be entrepreneurs," Gay said. "She is just exercising what she learned at Spelman." She also said the college is in a continuous battle to assist students in the scholarship process.
Hill returned to Spelman on Wednesday, a week after classes began, and as of Friday had raised a total of $8,545, more than the $5,000 she said Spelman told her she needed to return. Along with grants, loans and institutional aid, Hill is set for now. She has been offered a work-study assignment, meal plan and has her book expenses covered.
Included in her total funds was $1,345 she raised from 21 people in nine days, on the crowdfunding site GoFundMe.com.
She sold 16 of her paintings, including a portrait of President Obama that the Rev. Kenneth Moales Jr., who is also chairman of the school board, bought for $500.
The money shortage was a learning experience. Hill said she is already starting the application process for scholarships for future semesters, even as she takes a full load of classes.


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Freiburg's Museum of Natural History is a fun and educational day out for all the family.
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German Shepherd Dog is probably one of the few dog breeds that have most varied range of coat colors and patterns. White German Shepherds unfortunately got exposed to some misconceptions that have restricted the popularity of these pure breed beautiful German Shepherds. Here are some of the misconceptions about the white German Shepherd Dogs and the specific gene that is responsible for expressing this particular coat color.
White color in German Shepherd Dog is a result of gene dilution or partial albinism. comparative analysis of the dog genome, findings from the most contemporary research on genetics of White German Shepherds and specific breed DNA sequences have shown that this is pure gene. There's nothing to consider White German Shepherds as result of color dilution or paling for the whole GSD breed. It is only when the recessive allele is genetically transmitted from each of the breeding pair parent, the e/e genotype offspring of white German shepherd parents, always have cream or white colored coat.


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Providing comfort throughout the night, the ResMed S9 H5i Heated Humidifier was designed to reduce nasal congestion, prevent dry mouth and throat, and add a bonus comfort to your CPAP therapy without sacrificing the performance you receive during CPAP therapy. Compatible with any ResMed S9 CPAP, APAP, BiPAP, or VPAP device, this humidifier is a great add on to your ResMed machine if your CPAP machine is stored in extreme climates where cold weather and condensation can have negative effects on your CPAP therapy.
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With its ClimateLine technology the heated humidifier allows for all the parts of your ResMed set up work together with the five ClimateLine sensors to provide superior climate control throughout your CPAP therapy. The tubing has a mask sensor built in to control the temperature of the airflow into the mask at all times, so that the temperature at the mask is the same as the temperature that enters the tube, providing constant relief. The sensors around the humidifier are highly sensitive and can automatically adjust the temperature so that they can monitor the ambient temperatures and adjust accordingly to prevent rain out in the tube and mask.
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Very easy to take apart, the ResMed S9 H5i Cleanable Water Tub can be disassembled effortlessly, and is dishwasher safe to provide better hygiene for your CPAP therapy. Regular maintenance of this durable water tub can increase the lifespan, requiring a replacement typically after two years of use. Distilled water is recommended for all CPAP humidifiers to prevent calcium build up, and if you choose to hand wash, warm water with a mild detergent such as baby shampoo works best. Clean and maintain your water tube and all CPAP therapy equipment like tubes and masks regularly.
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The ResMed S9 H5i humidifier comes with a new warm up feature that allows for you to warm up the humidifier to your preferred temperature before hand so that when you are ready to begin your CPAP therapy the humidifier is already heated up and can provide the maximum and preferred amount of comfort. Navigate your display so that the Humidity Level icon is showing, then preheat the humidifier by holding the push dial down for three seconds. There will be a progress bar that says "Warming Up" that tells you how long until the humidifier reaches the temperature desired.
What are the benefits of have humidification with your CPAP machine?
Humidifiers are a comfort option for CPAP therapy. While not preferred by everybody, we recommend a humidifier in extreme climates or areas where the air is either cold or wet. Some CPAP users can experience dry mouth, or a dry nasal area, after CPAP use, and humidifiers can help reduce or completely eliminate the discomforts that comes as a side effect of storing your CPAP machine in an area where the ambient temperatures can affect the comfort levels. Humidifiers will not affect the CPAP performance.
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A member of the UC Davis faculty since 1982, Dr. Meyers has distinguished himself as a national expert in hematology and oncology, with a special emphasis on cancer molecular biology, metastatic cancer, end-of-life care and pain management. He served as chair of the Department of Internal Medicine for 12 years, senior associate dean for academic affairs and medical director of home health services.
Under Dr. Meyers' visionary leadership, the Department of Internal Medicine flourished as a productive and dynamic center of academic medicine. With a focus on translating basic science research into clinical therapies and advancing the practice of evidence-based medicine, the department's academic and clinical programs have made high-impact innovations to advance health.
Dr. Meyers is a longtime leader of the hospice movement in the United States, establishing programs that are now national models for providing compassionate, end-of-life care. He is well-known for his work in "simultaneous care," a model of care that allows cancer patients with advanced disease to receive both investigational treatments and palliative care.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Meyers is also the executive director of Medical Education and Academic Planning for the University of California, Merced. He is leading the effort to begin a UC Merced medical school that would train new physicians in the San Joaquin Valley to provide care in the medically underserved communities.
Hematology and Oncology
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M.D., UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, 1976
B.S., UC San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 1973
Internship: UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 1976-1977
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 1977-1979
UC Davis Medical Center, Davis, California, 1979-1982
Board Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1980
American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology, 1989
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, 1982
American Cancer Society Board Member, 2011
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Academy of Hospice Physicians
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Association for Cancer Education
American Association for Cancer Research
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American College of Physicians (Master)
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology
Association of Professors of Medicine
Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society
Western Association of Physicians
Western Society for Clinical Investigation
Honors and Awards
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2013
Lane Adams Quality of Life Award American Cancer Society, 2010
Distinguished Leadership Award Huntington�s Disease Society of America, 2010
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, 2010
Excellence in Palliative Medicine Award California State Hospice and Palliative Care Association, 2008
American Cancer Society Palliative Care Award, 2007
Master, American College of Physicians, 2006
Circle of Life Award American Hospital Association, 2003
Resolution #1541 for Palliative Care Education Research State of California Legislature, 2003
Distinguished Alumnus Award University of California, Davis, 1993
Joan Oettinger Memorial Award University of California, Davis, 1989
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals Annual Award for Excellence in Teaching Clinical Sciences, 1988
Christine Landgraf Memorial Award, 1981
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Edwards AFB
In 1961 Jim Haynes, a former Klipsch employee, was transferred to Edwards Air Force Base's Communications-Electronics Staff Office. While still at Klipsch, he had "appropriated" a pencil holder in the shape of a Klipschorn and had placed it on his new desk. This office was headed by Lt. Col. Bernard MacIntyre who quickly asked if the pencil holder was a Klipschorn. He happened to be familiar with Klipschorns, as he had built one himself under the personal guidance of PWK.
Edwards Air Force Base would host a large open-house for Armed Forces Day every year. In the early 1960's their P.A. system was considered to be largely inadequate. Col. MacIntyre was called upon to remedy the situation. Working with Jim, they specified "clustered" Klipschorns (four in a quad). As you can see from the photos, they settled for less. It is rumored that an ulterior motive for the K-horns was to improve the system in the officer's club. The supplied speakers were painted with butyrate wing dope like they used to use on "stick and rag" airplanes for weatherproofing.
Bob Moers recalled that he and PWK were actually allowed to land the company Beechcraft at Edwards. However, it was not on one of the main runways, but on an "overrun" which was about a mile long. While on base Paul spoke to their engineering group, and both of them were treated to "the grandest tour you have ever seen" - apparently including NASA projects such as flying shapes, Mercury capsules, et al.
According to EAFB's historical records, the pictured event occurred on June 19, 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson visited the Flight Test Center to tour the flight line and view a display of aerospace vehicles. Air Force Secretary Eugene M. Zuckert, the FAA chief, and an entourage of 14 California congressmen accompanied the president. The visit lasted some 64 minutes, and was regarded as highly successful.
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